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Round-Headed Bush Clover

Lespedeza capitata

  • Terminal clusters of white flowers
  • Three-petal flowers: one large petal with a spot of purple, and two small petals below.
  • Seed pods persist into the winter
  • Medium-sized arching shrub
  • Bloom Time: Late summer

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Purple, White, Bicoloured

HEIGHT:
100-125 cm

SPREAD:
50-60 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Grows best in dry, well-drained soil in full sun or lighr shade. Tolerates rocky, lousy soils, providing there is good drainage. Lespedeza is in the legume family, and is thus capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen.

Additional Notes about Round-Headed Bush Clover:

Native to Ontario

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Partial Sun/Shade
Native to Ontario
Native to Ontario
SOIL MOISTURE:
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
ATTRACTS WILDLIFE:
Attracts Pollinators
GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fruit
FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Sum-Fall
HABIT:
Upright
Vase-shape
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Foundation planting
Naturalizing
Screening (privacy)
PH TOLERANCE:
Moderate (up to 7.5)